Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.

Everything is but what we think it.

Give your heart to the trade you have learnt, and draw refreshment from it. Let the rest of your days be spent as one who has whole-heartedly committed his all to the gods and is thenceforth no man's master or slave.

My only fear is doing something contrary to human nature - the wrong thing, the wrong way, or at the wrong time.

When you are offended at anyone's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. By attending to them, you will forget your anger and learn to live wisely.

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.

Life is short. That's all there is to say. Get what you can from the present - thoughtfully, justly.